Dusky-striped Sea-perch
Lutjanus carponotatus
- Usual depth2–33 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus carponotatus, the Spanish flag snapper, stripey snapper, dusky-striped sea-perch, gold-banded sea perch, gold-stripe sea-perch, striped seaperch or stripey seaperch, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, from India to northern Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 46 records
- February: 31 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 40 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 71 records
- September: 87 records
- October: 108 records
- November: 88 records
- December: 41 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–33 m · Deepest record: 163.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dusky-striped Sea-perch, Dusky-striped Snapper, Gold-banded Sea Perch, Golden-banded Snapper, Gold-stripe Sea-perch, Spanish Flag, Spanish flag snapper, Spanish-flag Snapper, Striped Seaperch, stripey, stripey sea perch, Stripey Snapper
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo Abanderado, Pargo bandas de oro
- French
- Vivaneau Drapeau
- Thai
- ปลากะพงลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 縱帶笛鯛, 胸斑笛鯛, 赤筆仔
Other scientific names: Lutianus chrysotaenia, Lutjanus carponatus, Lutjanus chrysotaenia, Mesoprion carponotatus, Mesoprion chrysotaenia, Mesoprion naborer
Similar species
- Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
- Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
- Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,281 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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